Studies of a male figure in Arab dress, seen from the back: PD.11-2020

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Studies of a male figure in Arab dress, seen from the back
Study of a fortress

Maker(s)

Gros, Antoine Jean, baron

Entities

Drawing

Categories

Drawing

Description

Recto: Full length study of a male figure in Arab clothing (probably a thawb), seen from the back with head turned to the right; an additional partial study in the upper right, from the same angle. Verso: sketch of a fortress set in a landscape

Notes

History note: Jean-Baptiste Delestre; Gaston Delestre; thence by descent; sold Artcurial, 'Gaston Delestre Collection: two centuries of family passion', sale no. 3162, 22 March 2017, lot 63 (€2,860)

Legal notes

Bequeathed by John Vaughan Hart, 2020

Measurements and weight

Height: 285 mm
Width: 155 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2020) by Hart, John Vaughan

School or Style

Materials used in production

Brown wash
Black chalk
Red chalk

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( laid)

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Brown wash and black chalk on laid paper (recto); red chalk on laid paper (verso)

References and bibliographic entries

Gros, sa vie et ses ouvrages page(s): p.375
Histoire de la vie et de la mort du Baron Gros: le grand peintre page(s): p.683

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Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.11-2020
Primary reference Number: 241905
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Audit data

Created: Thursday 13 August 2020 Updated: Tuesday 24 May 2022

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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